Plow



PLOW

Filed April 9, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR ATTO R N EY Patented Apr.16, 1929. Y i l .y Y

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Applicata@ nei apra e, 192s. semi no. essiof g rlhe present inventionrelates to plows and allelism and in spaced relation to each lother hasfor its object to provide a plow which to receive therebetweenthe eye18ct the arm 55 may be adjusted to various needs and con- 16. lThe ears22-have theirapertures in alignditions. ment with the aperture in theeye and the More specilically van object of the invenpivotal connectionbetween. the member 12V tion is to provide a plow in which the plow andthe member l16 is provided'in the form share may be adjusted atdifferent angles to of a bolt 2id-passing through said apertures 6o thebeam, y f and said eye. The handles 11 are secured to Other objects' aresimplicity of constructhe beam by means oi a supporting crossy tion,eheapness of manufacture and simmember 24rwhich passes through anaperture-` plicity of operation. 25 inthe beam and is secured thereinagainst ther objects are to iacilitatethe adjustdisplacement by means ofa wedge 26, The 65` ment of the plow share carrying mechanism crossmember .2st is provided with shoulders to the beam. 27 .against` whichthe handles 11 rest and En the drawings Y Figure 1 is a side elevationof a plow made ertures in said handles; The handlesmay -in accordancewith my invention, the share be provided with more than' one of saidaper 70 being omitted. y Vtures shown at 29 in Figures 1 and il.'

Figure 2 is a plan view of the same.v rl`he lowereiids of the handlesare encased c Figure 3 is a side elevation showing a part inl sheet ironsheaths 30 which are bolted of the plow structure broken away in orderthereto as shown at 31'. 'The lower ends of to illustrate detailsthereof; v

Figure 4l is a view similar to Figure 1 showslots 32 which are adapted'to be located in ing the parts in 'a'diilerent position of adadjustedposition by means oit the bolt 23 and justment, the nut 23 on the endthereof. Suitable Figure 5 is a'section on line tif-5 of Figurev washers33 [are provided fory the purpose et' 1 3o Referring to the drawings indetail, 10 desi In adjusting the `parts described above7 j y ignates thebeam of the plow, 11 are the the nut'g is loosened on the bolt 28 toperis attached. VThe beam 10 isvprovided toward on the supporting arm 15and the resilience the rear en d thereof with an adjustment plate of the,members permits the bolt 20 .toA ridek 13 having a rack 111 formed onthe upper overthe ridges of the rack 13' whereby the footv surfacesthereof; the adjustment plate may may be adjusted at various angles asshown.y

`ner as by means of nails 15. l Y ment of they foot is effected in thismanner, AThe foot 12 is pivotally supported upon while the handles maybe adjusted to suit 40 the beam by means of an arm 16 which is variousconditions and to adapt themtothe bolted to the beam as'shown at 17 thearm use of men of variousheights through the in a vorwardly directionand having an eye llt is believed 'that the operation oi thedey 18Jformed on theend thereof. The foot 12 vice will be apparent from theabove'descripis secured to the arm 1Gby means vo-a bolt tion and thatfurther description of the op- Y passing through the eye 18 and throughsuit` eration thereof will be unnecessary. c fr y able apertures in earsformed with th'eoot Having described 'my nven'tiqn what 1 100 12. Thefoot-12 is formed of two parallelv claim is: Y, strips of iron 12a and12b, connected at their A plow of the character described comprisk upperend by a bolt 2O and at the lower ing afbearn havinghandles pivotallyadjust-l f end by a web 21. i Y able relative thereto, said handleshaving slots Rearwardly extending rom the toot. memformed in the lower"end thereof andl supv105 bers 12 and 12b are the ears 22 lyingin par?porting bracket secured tothebeam andfhavwithpins `28projecting throughsuitable ap# c saidr sheathsy are provided with elongated l looking inthe direction-oi the arrows. `spacing' the'foot members `12a and 12btrom 80 Figure 6 is a section on line 6-6 of Fig- Vthe handle members asshown in Figures 5 ure 3 looking in the direction of the arrows. and 6..1

hkandles,12 is the foot to which the 'plow share mit rthe turningmovement of the foot 12 l85 n be securedto the beam lin any suitableman-V in Figures 3 and ,1- YThe angular adjust'- `90 extendingdownwardly from the beam and bolt Q9 and 'the bolt 23, 95 y tendingthrough the upper ends of said foot members, a rack on the upper surfaceof said f beam, the ridges of which cooperate Wit-hsaid 10 last namedbolt for holding the foot in adjusted position.

Intestmony whereof I aX my signature. JAMES M. VILLIAMS.

